When We Were Almost
He smiled—easy, unbothered, like this wasn’t a huge deal—and nodded once in greeting.
Layla gave a small wave, a little unsure. As Mr. Kessler rambled about due dates, Jayden gathered his things and pulled his chair next to hers.
“Looks like we’re stuck together,” he said, not in a complaining way, but like he was genuinely okay with it.
Layla raised an eyebrow. “Could be worse.”
“Oh yeah,” he said, smirking. “We could be stuck doing a PowerPoint.”
“Which was exactly my plan,” Layla admitted with a half-smile.